Human sperm steer with second harmonics of the flagellar beat
Human sperm steer with second harmonics of the flagellar beat
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Sperm are propelled by bending waves traveling along their flagellum. For steering in gradients of sensory cues, sperm adjust the flagellar waveform. Symmetric and asymmetric waveforms result in straight and curved swimming paths, respectively. Two mechanisms causing spatially asymmetric waveforms have been proposed: an average flagellar curvature...
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Human sperm steer with second harmonics of the flagellar beat
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d97db4ce226d4bffbf1df60dbd803fb0
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d97db4ce226d4bffbf1df60dbd803fb0
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-017-01462-y
